The intrepid and fearless spirit of the British people is wonderfully told in a fascinating true story of one family’s adventure on the Greek isle of Corfu after the death of their father. Unplug from the hectic world with The Durrells in Corfu, the new Masterpiece PBS import. In it we meet a Bohemian and educated family who take a risk in pre-war England and abandon the familiar for the warmer, more mysterious and foreign island. This is a six-part adaptation of British naturalist and author Gerald Durrell’s My Family and Other Animals and its two sequels. The story recounts his...read more...
- 10/17/2016
- by April Neale
- Monsters and Critics
Rising young star Milo Parker is set to star as 11 year old Gerald Durrell alongside Keeley Hawes and Leslie Carron in a brand new ITV series The Durrells, based upon naturalist Gerald Durrell’s classic trilogy of Corfu memoirs including the much loved ‘My Family and Other Animals’.
Milo Parker (represented by Bwh) has just wrapped on Tim Burton's latest feature Peregrine's Home for Peculiars, and starred as Roger opposite Sir Ian McKellan in Mr Holmes. Milo was also seen as Conner in sci-fi action adventure Robot Overlords. In The Durrells he plays young Gerry who is obsessed with animals and about to be thrown out of school. Happy to spend hours staring at beetles on a wall, he can go missing for days on epic nature trails and turns the house in Corfu into a zoo.
The story focuses upon Louisa Durrell, played by Keeley Hawes, whose life is in meltdown.
Milo Parker (represented by Bwh) has just wrapped on Tim Burton's latest feature Peregrine's Home for Peculiars, and starred as Roger opposite Sir Ian McKellan in Mr Holmes. Milo was also seen as Conner in sci-fi action adventure Robot Overlords. In The Durrells he plays young Gerry who is obsessed with animals and about to be thrown out of school. Happy to spend hours staring at beetles on a wall, he can go missing for days on epic nature trails and turns the house in Corfu into a zoo.
The story focuses upon Louisa Durrell, played by Keeley Hawes, whose life is in meltdown.
- 8/19/2015
- by noreply@blogger.com (ScreenTerrier)
- ScreenTerrier
Keeley Hawes will lead the cast of ITV's latest period drama, and as a bonus she'll get to travel to Corfu.
The Durrells will be a six-part series set in 1935, and is based on Gerald Durrell's trilogy of memoirs, including My Family and Other Animals.
Legendary actress and dancer Leslie Caron will also star in the series, along with popular Greek actor Alexis Georgoulis.
The series focuses on Louisa Durrell (Hawes), whose husband died years before and his money has almost run out. Her four children Larry (Josh O'Connor), Leslie (Callum Woodhouse), Margo (Daisy Waterstone) and Gerry (Milo Parker) are running riot and making life very difficult.
Louisa decides to escape from Britain for a new adventure in Corfu, taking her family with her. Georgoulis will play the dependable Spiro Halkiopoulos, while Caron will appear as Countess Mavrodaki, who hires Margo as her companion.
Yorgos Karamihos will play local...
The Durrells will be a six-part series set in 1935, and is based on Gerald Durrell's trilogy of memoirs, including My Family and Other Animals.
Legendary actress and dancer Leslie Caron will also star in the series, along with popular Greek actor Alexis Georgoulis.
The series focuses on Louisa Durrell (Hawes), whose husband died years before and his money has almost run out. Her four children Larry (Josh O'Connor), Leslie (Callum Woodhouse), Margo (Daisy Waterstone) and Gerry (Milo Parker) are running riot and making life very difficult.
Louisa decides to escape from Britain for a new adventure in Corfu, taking her family with her. Georgoulis will play the dependable Spiro Halkiopoulos, while Caron will appear as Countess Mavrodaki, who hires Margo as her companion.
Yorgos Karamihos will play local...
- 8/18/2015
- Digital Spy
ITV has commissioned a new six-part drama series written by Simon Nye.
The Durrells is based upon Gerald Durrell's trilogy of Corfu memoirs that includes My Family and Other Animals.
"Gerald Durrell's novels are some of the warmest, wittiest books of the last century," said executive producer Sally Woodward Gentle.
"It is no wonder they are so well loved. It is a real treat to be working on them with the brilliant Simon Nye. I hope that his obvious love of the characters and the material will be hugely infectious."
The series has been commissioned by ITV's director of drama Steve November and controller of drama Victoria Fea.
November said: "The Durrells is a rollercoaster adventure drama. The characters are struggling with the eternal dilemmas of family life when Louisa sets her heart on moving to Corfu.
"It's a unique and engaging drama and we're delighted to be...
The Durrells is based upon Gerald Durrell's trilogy of Corfu memoirs that includes My Family and Other Animals.
"Gerald Durrell's novels are some of the warmest, wittiest books of the last century," said executive producer Sally Woodward Gentle.
"It is no wonder they are so well loved. It is a real treat to be working on them with the brilliant Simon Nye. I hope that his obvious love of the characters and the material will be hugely infectious."
The series has been commissioned by ITV's director of drama Steve November and controller of drama Victoria Fea.
November said: "The Durrells is a rollercoaster adventure drama. The characters are struggling with the eternal dilemmas of family life when Louisa sets her heart on moving to Corfu.
"It's a unique and engaging drama and we're delighted to be...
- 6/18/2015
- Digital Spy
Exclusive: ITV has commissioned The Durrells, a six-part series, written by Simon Nye (Men Behaving Badly) and produced by Sid Gentle Films. The Durrells is based on Gerald Durrell's classic trilogy of Corfu memoirs including the much loved My Family And Other Animals. The story focuses upon Louisa Durrell whose life is in meltdown. Widowed years ago and running out of money, Louise has four unruly ‘children’ to look after: Larry, Leslie, Margo and Gerry, all going off…...
- 6/18/2015
- Deadline TV
An Aardman Production For Sony Pictures Animation Martin Freeman, David Tennant, Imelda Staunton, Jeremy Piven, Salma Hayek, Brian Blessed, Brendan Gleeson, Russell Tovey, and Ashley Jensen Also On Board
Culver City, Calif. – Hugh Grant will voice the lead role alongside an all-star cast in The Pirates! Band Of Misfits, the new stop-motion, 3D, animated film produced by Aardman Animations for Sony Pictures Animation. The film, which will be distributed by Columbia Pictures, will be released March 30, 2012 in North America.
Hugh Grant, starring in his first animated role, is the luxuriantly bearded Pirate Captain – a boundlessly enthusiastic, if somewhat less-than-successful, terror of the High Seas. With a rag-tag crew at his side (Martin Freeman, Brendan Gleeson, Russell Tovey, and Ashley Jensen), and seemingly blind to the impossible odds stacked against him, the Captain has one dream: to beat his bitter rivals Black Bellamy (Jeremy Piven) and Cutlass Liz (Salma Hayek) to...
Culver City, Calif. – Hugh Grant will voice the lead role alongside an all-star cast in The Pirates! Band Of Misfits, the new stop-motion, 3D, animated film produced by Aardman Animations for Sony Pictures Animation. The film, which will be distributed by Columbia Pictures, will be released March 30, 2012 in North America.
Hugh Grant, starring in his first animated role, is the luxuriantly bearded Pirate Captain – a boundlessly enthusiastic, if somewhat less-than-successful, terror of the High Seas. With a rag-tag crew at his side (Martin Freeman, Brendan Gleeson, Russell Tovey, and Ashley Jensen), and seemingly blind to the impossible odds stacked against him, the Captain has one dream: to beat his bitter rivals Black Bellamy (Jeremy Piven) and Cutlass Liz (Salma Hayek) to...
- 5/17/2011
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Simon Nye, creator of British comedy Men Behaving Badly, has stepped into the world of time-travelling sci-fi to pen an episode of Doctor Who.
In the past Simon has also written for such projects as Pollyanna, Beauty, Carrie and Barrie, Reggie Perrin and My Family and Other Animals.
His Doctor Who episode Amy's Choice airs on BBC1 on Saturday, May 15.
Here, Simon talks about how he came to be involved in the hit show, which stars Matt Smith as the 11th Doctor and Karen Gillan as his companion Amy Pond (pictured above).
Were You Surprised To Be Asked To Write For Doctor Who?
I'm always surprised to be asked to write anything, even after all these years to be honest! It's out of my comfort zone really, but I know Steven Moffat of old. Doctor Who isn't a comedy show of course, but I think it does have a bedrock of comedy,...
In the past Simon has also written for such projects as Pollyanna, Beauty, Carrie and Barrie, Reggie Perrin and My Family and Other Animals.
His Doctor Who episode Amy's Choice airs on BBC1 on Saturday, May 15.
Here, Simon talks about how he came to be involved in the hit show, which stars Matt Smith as the 11th Doctor and Karen Gillan as his companion Amy Pond (pictured above).
Were You Surprised To Be Asked To Write For Doctor Who?
I'm always surprised to be asked to write anything, even after all these years to be honest! It's out of my comfort zone really, but I know Steven Moffat of old. Doctor Who isn't a comedy show of course, but I think it does have a bedrock of comedy,...
- 5/14/2010
- by David Bentley
- The Geek Files
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